ROBERT BLANKINSHIP, 87, of Cumberland , died Wed., Sept. 9th,at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic. Celebration of Life services for ROBERT BLANKINSHIP will be held 10:30-a.m. Fri., Sept. 18th, at the United Methodist Church, in Cumberland. Steen Funeral Home in Massena has the arrangements.

Visitation at the Cumberland Community Building will immediately follow the service. Online condolences may be left to the family at www.steenfunerals.com.

Memorials may be directed to the Robert Blankinship Memorial Fund to be established by the family.

ROBERT BLANKINSHIP is survived by:

His wife – Marilyn, of Cumberland.

His son – Wes Blankinship, of Atlantic.

His daughters – Christine (Tom) Coon, of Sun City, AZ; Leta (Robert) Gerlock, of Cumberland, and Bobbi Lynn (Scott) Berry, of Spirit Lake.

His brother – Ed Blankinship, of Madera, CA.

8 grandchildren, 17 great-grandchildren, other relatives and friends.